Paras is very crablike, as it has six legs. The front two legs are very large, allowing Paras to grip on to prey and its environment. The most distinct feature are the two mushrooms on its back. It also has very large eyes on the top of its head.

Paras is very crablike, as it has six legs. The front two legs are very large, allowing Paras to grip on to prey and its environment. The most distinct feature are the two mushrooms on its back. It also has very large eyes on the top of its head.

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==Special Abilities==

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===Special Abilities===

Paras can have the ability [[Effect Spore]] or [[Dry Skin]].

Paras can have the ability [[Effect Spore]] or [[Dry Skin]].

[[Effect Spore]] makes the foe paralyzed, asleep or poisoned 30% of the time whenever the foe hits Paras with a physical move. Dry Skin causes Paras to recover HP when it is raining and lose HP when it is sunny. The mushrooms on Paras' back have a mutualism with each other. The mushrooms get energy from Paras, while Paras gets to create [[spore]]s.

[[Effect Spore]] makes the foe paralyzed, asleep or poisoned 30% of the time whenever the foe hits Paras with a physical move. Dry Skin causes Paras to recover HP when it is raining and lose HP when it is sunny. The mushrooms on Paras' back have a mutualism with each other. The mushrooms get energy from Paras, while Paras gets to create [[spore]]s.

Paras appears to be based on a cicada larva whilst its name is a shortening of ''parasite''.

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===Anime===

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{{main|Cassandra's Parasect}}

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[[File:Paras.png|thumb]]

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Paras is featured in The [[IL044: The Problem with Paras|Problem with Paras]] under the ownership of [[Cassandra]]. It is extremely weak, but Cassandra needed it to evolve into a Parasect so she can use the giant mushroom to aid in her medical research. It does so towards the end of the episode.

==Trivia==

==Trivia==

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*Paras has thesame in-game cry as [[Mewtwo]].

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*Paras has asimilar in-game cry as [[Mewtwo]]'s.

*Paras was originally called Parasyte.

*Paras was originally called Parasyte.

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*When first caught in [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]], the PokéDex will say this: "''This Pokémon has not been identified in [[Hoenn]].''", even though Paras appeared in [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Version]], but it might be that it wasn't even in the [[Hoenn Pokédex]].

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==Origins==

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Paras appears to be based on a cicada larva whilst its name is a shortening of ''parasite''.

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Paras is very crablike, as it has six legs. The front two legs are very large, allowing Paras to grip on to prey and its environment. The most distinct feature are the two mushrooms on its back. It also has very large eyes on the top of its head.

Paras can have the ability Effect Spore or Dry Skin.
Effect Spore makes the foe paralyzed, asleep or poisoned 30% of the time whenever the foe hits Paras with a physical move. Dry Skin causes Paras to recover HP when it is raining and lose HP when it is sunny. The mushrooms on Paras' back have a mutualism with each other. The mushrooms get energy from Paras, while Paras gets to create spores.

Paras is featured in The Problem with Paras under the ownership of Cassandra. It is extremely weak, but Cassandra needed it to evolve into a Parasect so she can use the giant mushroom to aid in her medical research. It does so towards the end of the episode.